misinform
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It said that “nobody is allowed to terrorize and misinform the public” on public health issues.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
“It loses credibility, but it doesn’t misinform voters. The problem is that today it’s always being presented as an absolute truth.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2022
Mr Jones said he felt Mr Fabricant was trying to mislead, misinform and was "changing the narrative, apportioning blame".
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2022
“Respondent did not deliberately attempt to mislead, misinform or deceive the electorate,” the ruling said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2022
He can enlighten or misinform, persuade or threaten, reward or punish.
From A Handbook of Ethical Theory by George Stuart Fullerton
Mozilla senior director of advocacy Brandy Guerkink says “YouTube needs to admit their algorithm is designed in a way that harms and misinforms people.”
From The Verge ● Jul. 7, 2021
Once absorbed into received knowledge, such research misinforms subsequent scientific judgments.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 27, 2020
Q: Do you think social media ever misinforms about what it’s like to live this way?
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 30, 2020
Enough running attention-grabbing news coverage that not only misinforms the public, but endangers the very community members you serve.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2019
“For example, the use of ‘white’ to describe ancient Greeks is sloppy and misinforms a wide audience; ancient Greeks were not white,” she says.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 4, 2018
The study states that the false belief has led "to negative consequences, including misinformed risk‐taking by those encountering snakes, unwarranted fear among snakebite victims, and inappropriate care delivered by misinformed or patient/family‐pressured medical professionals."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
Rama has pivoted between downplaying the protesters as misinformed and dismissing the movement as foreign-backed.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Once a correspondent on Jon Stewart’s “The Daily Show,” he landed his own Comedy Central show, “The Colbert Report,” where he played a bloviating, misinformed character, also named Stephen Colbert.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
His repost was criticised at the time by Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley, who accused Polanski of amplifying "inaccurate and misinformed commentary" in a letter published by the force.
From BBC ● May 3, 2026
Well-meaning but misinformed people think animals in the wild are “happy” because they are “free”.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
Musk is not really a fanatical opponent of typical media outlets because he thinks they’re misinforming the public.
From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2024
Seattle police officers will be limited in using ruses — a tactic of deliberately misinforming the public — starting Wednesday, following a three-year push to create a policy.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 30, 2023
Romanian officials are not explaining their previous vehement denials of the drone incident, although the defence minister is taking the blame for "misinforming" the country's president.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2023
Beyond misinforming the public, its story distorted U.S. policy decisions and, most important, deepened patients’ suffering, which it cannot be said enough, is very real.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 6, 2023
"I can't see what would be their object in misinforming me on the subject," Mr. Dill complained.
From The Long Shadow by B. M. Bower
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